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sting scene showing deeper into the character of Hal. He feels deep guilt, which is an emotion not shown often through this show. Most characters in this show are ruthless, and cause great problems in an unapologetic way. For Hal to show this great sign of guilt shows that Hal is a deeper character than shown at surface level. This in itself is breaking a stereotype that has developed in husband and father characters. Once again comparing to Modern Family, Hal may seem immature and foolish as…

The majority of Americans say only kids who win should get trophies. A trophy is a prize for a victory and should not be given just for participation. We are miss leading children by making them think they achieved something that they have not. Children all over America are always rewarded participation trophies. The handing out of trophies for participating in a sports game is teaching children that they always win. We need to teach the new generation children about how life isn’t always fair.…

First, I have to say its hilarious to see Gene Simmons in a question, about a perfect family. I think it would have been even funnier if the Beverly Hillbillies was included or compared to Gene Simmons. However, the Cosby Show or Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was more relatable in my upbring. According, to society we were the burgesious or higher, when I was growing up. Therefore, shows depicting the perfect family were never tye reason for why our family unit survived and lived above…

I agree with Darren on the fact that the show “Little Mosque on the Prairie” would be able to run in the United States. Although the show is about a minority population (Muslims), we see no direct put down of religions. As with anything, timing is everything. In 2002, I think that the show would have had a hard time airing. The attitude to Muslims whether it was justified or not was negative and the show would be cancelled immediately. In 2015 however, the times have changed and this show…

As we look at popular animated television series that have been running for at least a decade and continue to run, the two that can get brought up are “American Dad!” and “Family Guy.” Both shows ultimately demonstrate core family values in the most comedic way but they are equally different and in point of the main characters both have several differences. As a contrast between the main character of “American Dad“, Stan Smith and of “Family Guy”, Peter Griffin, one is more disciplined and…

Seinfeld was a very popular sitcom that ran on NBC from 1989-1998. Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, who played himself in the show, created it. It was quoted as being a “show about nothing”. Most episodes were about Jerry and his friend’s daily lives. Seinfeld has had a effect on many generations cultures, not just the generation of people that watched it in the eighties and ninety’s. Seinfeld was the first sitcom of its time. It was a sitcom about everyday life and the characters had a life of…

unique to families in other TV shows, probably is what really sets these shows apart and makes them well liked by the public. It is enjoyed that these shows weren’t the typical sitcoms for their era and that they brought new family dynamics and new situations in the family, rather than the typical nuclear family plots. The Big Bang Theory represents families that are just getting started and families with no kids. Bernadette and Howard are a family that is expecting their first child soon, and…

a figure of speech. It is known as an expression that uses language in a very funny way, such as alliteration or assonance, to achieve a rhetorical type of effect. Some examples of Fawlty towers’ language techniques include Absurdity which is a situation that more or less doesn’t follow logic, Bombast which is talking in a high flown, grandiloquent or rhetorical matter which best describes Basil, Chase is when someone is in the pursuit of something which is what Basil mostly does when Manuel…

One of the most classic comedies of the 90s is, of course, Seinfeld. Its unique humor started the trend of many similar sitcom comedies, mostly Friends and How I Met Your Mother. With great casting and superb writing, it became one of the best sitcoms to be made. Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, putting Jerry as himself in a sitcom about nothing, seriously nothing. The great Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Alaine Bennet a funny and charming ex of Jerry. While Jason Alexander played George,…

We’ve all seen these adult animated sitcoms, or at least heard about them. We watch these shows and grow up with them, they mold our personalities and change our perspective in life through the years. So when you think of the legends in this category you need look no further than Matt Groening’s classic The Simpsons, or the more recent twist Family Guy created by Seth Macfarlane. The Simpsons and Family Guy are American comical cartoons that share many similarities and differences. Although the…